2025 Racing Club de Avellaneda season

Racing Club de Avellaneda
2025 season
PresidentDiego Milito
ManagerGustavo Costas
StadiumEl Cilindro
Torneo AperturaRound of 16
Torneo ClausuraPre-season
Copa ArgentinaRound of 16
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Recopa SudamericanaChampions (1st title)

The 2025 season is the 122nd for Racing Club de Avellaneda and their 11th consecutive season in the Primera División. The club will also participate in the Copa Argentina, Copa Libertadores, and Recopa Sudamericana.

Squad

Current squad

As of 28 January 2025.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ARG Agustín García Basso
3 DF  ARG Marco Di Cesare
5 MF  ARG Juan Nardoni
7 FW  ARG Maximiliano Salas
9 FW  ARG Adrián Martínez
10 FW  ARG Luciano Vietto
11 MF  ARG Matías Zaracho
13 DF  ARG Santiago Sosa
14 MF  ARG Adrián Fernández (on loan from San Telmo)
15 DF  URU Gastón Martirena
16 MF  URU Martín Barrios
19 MF  ARG Ignacio Rodríguez
20 DF  ARG Germán Conti
21 GK  CHI Gabriel Arias (captain)
23 DF  ARG Nazareno Colombo
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK  ARG Facundo Cambeses
26 DF  PAR Richard Sánchez
27 DF  ARG Gabriel Rojas
28 FW  ARG Santiago Solari
32 MF  ARG Agustín Almendra
34 DF  ARG Facundo Mura
35 DF  ARG Santiago Quirós
36 MF  ARG Bruno Zuculini
41 FW  ARG Ramiro Degregorio
43 DF  ARG Gonzalo Escudero
49 MF  ARG David González
59 DF  ARG Fabián Sánchez
77 FW  URU Adrián Balboa
GK  ARG Gastón Gómez

Transfers In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Adrián Balboa Unión de Santa Fe €776,000 17 January 2025
MF Matías Zaracho Atlético Mineiro €1,700,000 17 January 2025
DF Santiago Sosa Atlanta United Undisclosed 20 January 2025 [2]
MF Adrian Fernández San Telmo Loan 31 January 2025
MF Richard Sánchez América Undisclosed 12 March 2025 [3]
MF Alan Forneris Colón Undisclosed 25 June 2025 [4]
MF Duván Vergara América de Cali Undisclosed 25 June 2025 [5]

Transfers Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Nicolás Reniero Lugo Free[6] 8 January 2025
FW Roger Martínez Al Taawoun Free 14 January 2025 [7]
MF Catriel Cabellos Sporting Cristal Undisclosed 16 January 2025
GK Gastón Gómez Deportes Concepción Loan 13 June 2025 [8]

Exhibition matches

18 January 2025 Friendly Colo Colo 0–3 Racing Macul
  • Sosa 50'
  • Solari 78', 90'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental
28 June 2025 Friendly Olimpia 1–4 Racing Asunción, Paraguay
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 24 January 2025 10 May 2025 Matchday 1 Round of 16 17 9 1 7 26 17 +9 052.94
Torneo Clausura 13 July 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Copa Argentina 23 March 2025 Round of 64 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Copa Libertadores 1 April 2025 Group stage 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 066.67
Recopa Sudamericana 20 February 2025 27 February 2025 Final Winners 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Total 27 17 2 8 49 21 +28 062.96

Last updated: 2 July 2025
Source: Competitions

Primera División

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argentinos Juniors 16 9 6 1 24 9 +15 33 Advance to round of 16
2 Boca Juniors 16 10 3 3 24 11 +13 33
3 Racing 16 9 1 6 26 16 +10 28
4 Huracán 16 7 6 3 19 12 +7 27
5 Tigre 16 8 3 5 18 12 +6 27
Source: AFA
Results by round
Round1
GroundA
Result
Position
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
24 January 2025 1 Barracas Central 1–3 Racing Avellaneda
17:00 UTC−3 Bruera 21' Report
Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona
30 January 2025 2 Racing 4–0 Belgrano Avellaneda
19:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: El Cilindro
3 February 2025 3 Estudiantes 2–0 Racing La Plata
19:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
8 February 2025 (2025-02-08) 4 Racing 2–0 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
22:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: El Cilindro
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez
11 February 2025 5 Tigre 1–0 Racing Victoria
22:15 UTC−3 Saralegui 4' Report Stadium: Estadio José Dellagiovanna
15 February 2025 6 Racing 2–3 Argentinos Juniors Avellaneda
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: El Cilindro
3 March 2025 7 San Lorenzo 3–2 Racing Buenos Aires
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 46 792
8 March 2025 8 Racing 0–1 Huracán Avellaneda
19:15 UTC−3 Ramírez 25' Stadium: El Cilindro
16 March 2025 9 Independiente 1–1 Racing Avellaneda
16:00 UTC−3
  • Martirena 21'
Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
16 March 2025 10 Unión de Santa Fe 0–1 Racing Santa Fe
21:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
27 March 2025 11 Independiente Rivadavia 2–1 Racing Mendoza
21:00 UTC−3 Barbieri 69', 79' Nardoni 25' Stadium: Estadio Bautista Gargantini
6 April 2025 12 Racing 4–1 Banfield Avellaneda
20:15 UTC−3
Alaniz 90+1' Stadium: El Cilindro
14 April 2025 13 Aldosivi 0–2 Racing Mar del Plata
15:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
18 April 2025 14 Racing 1–0 Central Córdoba Avellaneda
19:15 UTC−3 Zuculini 45' Report Stadium: El Cilindro
2 May 2025 16 Racing 1–0 Newell's Old Boys Avellaneda
15:30 UTC−3 Salcedo 88' (o.g.) Report Stadium: El Cilindro
Final stages
10 May 2025 Round of 16 Racing 0–1 Platense Avellaneda
18:45 Report Orsini 83' Stadium: El Cilindro
Referee: Darío Herrera

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Independiente Rivadavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Newell's Old Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tigre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Unión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFA
Matches
12 July 2025 1 Racing v Barracas Central Avellaneda
20:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: El Cilindro

Copa Argentina

23 March 2025 Round of 64 Racing 2–0 Santamarina Lanús
17:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
Referee: Sebastián Zunino
2 July 2025 Round of 32 Racing 3–1 San Martín (SJ) La Punta
18:45 Martínez 28', 78'
Balboa 73'
Report Tijanovich 19' Stadium: Estadio Juan Gilberto Funes
Referee: Fernando Echenique
Round of 16 Racing v Deportivo Riestra

Copa Libertadores

Group Stage

The draw for the group stage was held on March 17, 2025.[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAC FOR BUC CLC
1 Racing 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13 Advance to round of 16 1–0 1–2 4–0
2 Fortaleza 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8 0–3 0–0 4–0
3 Atlético Bucaramanga 6 1 3 2 6 10 −4 6 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–4 1–1 3–3
4 Colo-Colo 6 1 2 3 5 15 −10 5 1–1 0–3[a] 1–0
Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. ^ The Colo-Colo v Fortaleza match was suspended at 0–0 in the 68th minute of play after Colo-Colo fans invaded the pitch following the passing of two fellow supporters in an incident prior to the start of the match. After a one-hour wait, CONMEBOL announced the abandonment of the match and referred the matter to its Disciplinary Commission,[10][11] which subsequently awarded Fortaleza a 3–0 win.[12]
1 April 2025 (2025-04-01) 1 Fortaleza 0–3 Racing Fortaleza, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 40,413[13]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
10 April 2025 (2025-04-10) 2 Racing 1–2 Atlético Bucaramanga Avellaneda, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: El Cilindro
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
22 April 2025 (2025-04-22) 3 Colo-Colo 1–1 Racing Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
6 May 2025 (2025-05-06) 4 Atlético Bucaramanga 0–4 Racing Bucaramanga, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Estadio Américo Montanini
Referee: Augusto Aragón
14 May 2025 (2025-05-14) 5 Racing 4–0 Colo-Colo Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: El Cilindro
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
29 May 2025 (2025-05-29) 6 Racing 1–0 Fortaleza Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: El Cilindro
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Final stages

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[16]

Round of 16

12 August 2025 (2025-08-12) First leg Peñarol v Racing Montevideo
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Campeón del Siglo
19 August 2025 (2025-08-19) Second leg Racing v Peñarol Avellaneda
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: El Cilindro

Recopa Sudamericana

20 February 2025 First leg Racing 2–0 Botafogo Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Presidente Perón
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)
27 February 2025 Second leg Botafogo 0–2
(0–4 agg.)
Racing Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Notes

  1. ^ Racing played their home match against Atlético Bucaramanga behind closed doors as they were punished for the use of pyrotechnics by their fans in their 2024 Copa Sudamericana semi-final match against Corinthians.[14]
  2. ^ Colo-Colo will play their home matches against Racing and Atlético Bucaramanga behind closed doors as they were punished for the incidents in their match against Fortaleza.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Racing Club squad". Racingclub.com.ar. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Atlanta United transfer M Santiago Sosa to Racing Club". Reuters. 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ ""One Player Does Not Make the Team": América Fans Bid Farewell to Richard Sánchez".
  4. ^ "Alan Forneris es nuevo refuerzo de Racing".
  5. ^ "Duvan Vergara Arrives in Argentina to Join Racing Club".
  6. ^ "Llegó a Racing como figura, quedó colgado y se fue libre - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com. December 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "التعاون يدعم صفوفه بالجناح الكولومبي "روجر مارتينيز"". 14 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Gastón Gómez fue presentado como nuevo arquero de Deportes Concepción". 13 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Pautas de sorteo de Fase de Grupos para la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Group Stage draw guidelines for the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana]. CONMEBOL. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Escándalo: cancelado Colo Colo-Fortaleza por graves incidentes tras el ingreso de la barra al campo de juego" [Scandal: Colo Colo-Fortaleza match canceled due to serious incidents after fans entered the field] (in Spanish). DSports. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Cancelación de partido: Colo Colo vs. Fortaleza" [Match cancellation: Colo Colo vs. Fortaleza] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Multa y advertencia al Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo" [Fine and warning to Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Racing 3-0 Fortaleza (1 de abr, 2025) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Por qué Racing juega sin público ante Atlético Bucaramanga en el Cilindro" [Why Racing are playing against Atlético Bucaramanga at the Cilindro without fans] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  15. ^ "¿Por qué Colo Colo juega sin público vs. Racing Club por Copa Libertadores?" [Why are Colo Colo playing without fans against Racing Club for the Libertadores?] (in Spanish). RedGol. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Sorteo de Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana – 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana Round of 16 draw] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.